English-Thai Dictionary

cranage

N การ ใช้ ปั่น จั่น ใน การ ยก ของ  ค่าใช้จ่าย ใน การ ใช้ ปั่น จั่น ใน การ ยก ของ 

 

cranberry

N แค รน เบอ รี่  ผลไม้ช นิดหนึ่ง มี รสเปรี้ยว  kan-bor-re

 

cranberry tree

N ต้นไม้ พวก  Viburnum opulus

 

crane

N ปั้นจั่น ยก ของ หนัก  lift derrick davit pan-jan-yok-kong-nak

 

crane

N ราง สำหรับ ให้ กล้อง เคลื่อนที่  rang-sam-rab-hai-klong-kluean-ti

 

crane

VI ชะเง้อ  cha-ngor

 

crane

VT ชะเง้อ  cha-ngor

 

crane

VT เคลื่อนที่ โดย ปั้นจั่น  kluean-ti-doi-pan-jan

 

crane forward

PHRV ชะโงก  cha-ngok

 

crania

N พหูพจน์ ของ  Cranium

 

cranial

ADJ ที่ เกี่ยวกับ กะโหลก  ti-kiao-kab-ka-lok

 

craniology

N วิทยาศาสตร์ ที่ เกี่ยวกับ ขนาด รูปร่าง และ ลักษณะ ของ กระ โหลก ศีรษะ คน 

 

craniometry

N การศึกษา เกี่ยวกับ การ วัด กะโหลก ศีรษะ 

 

craniotomy

N ศัลยกรรม เปิด กะโหลก 

 

cranium

N กะโหลก  skull braincase ka-lok

 

crank

ADJ แปลก  eccentric pank

 

crank

N ข้อ เหวี่ยง  ที่ หมุน  arm lever handle kor-wiang

 

crank

N คนที่ ฉุนเฉียว ง่าย  kon-ti-chun-chiao-ngai

 

crank

N คนที่ มี ความคิด ประหลาด  eccentric fanatic kon-ti-me-kwam-kid-pra-lad

 

crank

VI หมุน ข้อ เหวี่ยง  ใส่ มือ หมุน  mun-kor-wiang

 

crank

VT หมุน ข้อ เหวี่ยง  ใส่ มือ หมุน  mun-kor-wiang

 

crankcase

N อ่าง คลุม และ เพลา ข้อ เหวี่ยง 

 

crankle

VT เกิด เสียงดัง กริ๊ง  ย่น หรือ เป็น คลื่น  crinkle

 

cranky

ADJ ที่ แปลกประหลาด  eccentric ti-plaek-pra-lad

 

cranny

N รอยแตก  crack crevice roi-teak

 

cranny

N รู แคบๆ  ru-kaeb-kaeb

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CRANAGE

n.[from crane. Low L.] The liberty of using a crane at a wharf for raising wares from a vessel; also, the money or price paid for the use of a crane.

 

CRANBERRY

n.[crane and berry. ] A species of Vaccinium; a berry that grows on a slender, bending stalk. Its botanical name is oxycoccus, [sour berry, ] and it is also called moss-berry, or moor-berry, as it grows only on peat-bogs or swampy land. The berry when ripe is red, and of the size of a small cherry or of the hawthorn berry. These berries form a sauce of exquisite flavor, and are used for tarts. The cranberry of the United States is a distinct species, the V. Macrocarpon. [The common pronunciation, cramberry, is erroneous. ]

 

CRANE

n.[Gr. , the plant, cranes-bill. ] 1. A migratory fowl of the genus Ardea, belonging to the grallic order. The bill is straight, sharp and long, with a furrow from the nostrils towards the point; the nostrils are linear, and the feet have four toes. These fowls have long legs, and a long neck, being destined to wade and seek their food among grass and reeds in marshy grounds. The common crane is about four feet in length, of a slender body, with ash-coloured feathers.
2. A machine for raising great weights, consisting of a horizontal arm, or piece of timber, projecting from a post, and furnished with a tackle or pulley.
3. A siphon, or crooked pipe for drawing liquors out of a cask.

 

CRANES-BILL

n.The plant Geranium, of many species; so named from an appendage of the seed-vessel, which resembles the beak of a crane or stork. Some of the species have beautiful flowers and a fragrant scent, and several of them are valued for their astringent properties. [See Crane. ] 2. A pair of pinchers used by surgeons.

 

CRANE-FLY

n.An insect of the genus Tipula, of many species. The mouth is a prolongation of the head; the upper jaw is arched; the palpi are two, curved and longer than the head; the proboscis is short.

 

CRANIOGNOMY

n.[Gr. , the skull, and knowledge; index; L., the skull. ] The doctrine or science of determining the properties or characteristics of the mind by the conformation of the skull.

 

CRANIOLOGICAL

a.Pertaining to craniology.

 

CRANIOLOGIST

n.One who treats of craniology, or one who is versed in the science of the cranium.

 

CRANIOLOGY

n.[Gr. , the skull, and discourse. ] A discourse or treatise on the cranium or skull; or the science which investigates the structure and uses of the skulls in various animals, particularly in relation to their specific character and intellectual powers.

 

CRANIOMETER

n.[the skull, and measure. ] An instrument for measuring the skulls of animals.

 

CRANIOMETRICAL

a.Pertaining to craniometry.

 

CRANIOMETRY

n.The art of measuring the cranium, or skulls, of animals, for discovering their specific differences.

 

CRANIOSCOPY

n.[supra, and to view. ] The science of the eminences produced in the cranium by the brain, intended to discover the particular part of the brain in which reside the organs which influence particular passions or faculties.

 

CRANIUM

n.[L. Gr. ] The skull of an animal; the assemblage of bones which inclose the brain.

 

CRANK

n.[This word probably belongs to the root of cringe, krinkle, to bend. ] 1. Literally, a bend or turn. Hence, an iron axis with the end bent like an elbow, for moving a piston, the saw in a saw-mill, etc. , and causing it to rise and fall at every turn.
2. Any bend, turn or winding.
3. A twisting or turning is speech; a conceit which consists in a change of the form or meaning of a word.
Quips and cranks, and wanton wiles.
4. An iron brace for various purposes.

 

CRANK

a.[g., to careen a ship. ] 1. In seamens language, liable to be overset, as a ship when she is too narrow, or has not sufficient ballast to carry full sail.
2. Stout; bold; erect; as a cock crowing crank.

 

CRANK, CRANKLE

v.i.[See Crank, n., and Crinkle. ] To run in a winding course; to bend, wind and turn. See how this river comes me crankling in.

 

CRANKLE

v.t.To break into bends, turns or angles; to crinkle. Old Vagas stream--Crankling her banks.

 

CRANKLE

n.A bend or turn; a crinkle.

 

CRANKNESS

n. 1. Liability to be overset, as a ship.
2. Stoutness; erectness.

 

CRANNIED

a.[See Cranny. ] Having rents, chinks or fissures; as a crannied wall.

 

CRANNY

n.[L., to split; to cut off; to divide; a piece. ] 1. Properly, a rent; but commonly, any small narrow opening, fissure, crevice or chink, as in a wall, or other substance.
In a firm building, the cavities ought to be filled with brick or stone, fitted to the crannies.
2. A hole; a secret retired place.
He peeped into every cranny.
3. In glass-making, an iron instrument for forming the necks of glasses.

 

CRANTS

n.[G.] Garlands carried before the bier of a maiden and hung over her grave.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CRAN; CRANE

Cran (krn ), Crane (krn ), n. Etym: [Scot. , fr. Gael. crann.]

 

Defn: A measure for fresh herrings, -- as many as will fill a barrel. [Scot. ] H. Miller.

 

CRANAGE

Cran "age (krn "j ), n. Etym: [See Crane. ]

 

1. The liberty of using a crane, as for loading and unloading vessels.

 

2. The money or price paid for the use of a crane.

 

CRANBERRY

Cran "ber *ry (krn "br-r ), n.; pl. Cranberries (-r Etym: [So named from its fruit being ripe in the spring when the cranes return. Dr. Prior. ] (Bot. )

 

Defn: A red, acid berry, much used for making sauce, etc. ; also, the plant producing it (several species of Vaccinum or Oxycoccus.) The high cranberry or cranberry tree is a species of Viburnum (V. Opulus ), and the other is sometimes called low cranberry or marsh cranberry to distinguish it.

 

CRANCH

CRANCH Cranch (krnch ), v. t.

 

Defn: See Craunch.

 

CRANDALL

CRANDALL Cran "dall (kran "dal ), n. [Prob. from Crandall, a proper name. ](Stonecutting )

 

Defn: A kind of hammer having a head formed of a group of pointed steel bars, used for dressing ashlar, etc. -- v. t.

 

Defn: To dress with a crandall.

 

CRANE

Crane (krn ), n. Etym: [AS. cran; akin to D. & LG. craan, G. kranich, krahn (this in sense 2 ), Gr. grus, W. & Armor. garan, OSlav. zerav, Lith. gerve, Icel. trani, Sw. trana, Dan. trane. Geranium. ]

 

1. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A wading bird of the genus Grus, and allied genera, of various species, having a long, straight bill, and long legs and neck.

 

Note: The common European crane is Grus cinerea. The sand-hill crane (G. Mexicana ) and the whooping crane (G. Americana ) are large American species. The Balearic or crowned crane is Balearica pavonina. The name is sometimes erroneously applied to the herons and cormorants.

 

2. A machine for raising and lowering heavy weights, and, while holding them suspended, transporting them through a limited lateral distance. In one form it consists of a projecting arm or jib of timber or iron, a rotating post or base, and the necessary tackle, windlass, etc. ; -- so called from a fancied similarity between its arm and the neck of a crane See Illust. Of Derrick.

 

3. An iron arm with horizontal motion, attached to the side or back of a fireplace, for supporting kettles, etc. , over a fire.

 

4. A siphon, or bent pipe, for drawing liquors out of a cask.

 

5. (Naut. )

 

Defn: A forked post or projecting bracket to support spars, etc. , -- generally used in pairs. See Crotch, 2. Crane fly (Zoöl.), a dipterous insect with long legs, of the genus Tipula. -- Derrick crane. See Derrick. -- Gigantic crane. (Zoöl.) See Adjutant, n., 3. -- Traveling crane, Traveler crane, Traversing crane (Mach. ), a crane mounted on wheels; esp. , an overhead crane consisting of a crab or other hoisting apparatus traveling on rails or beams fixed overhead, as in a machine shop or foundry. -- Water crane, a kind of hydrant with a long swinging spout, for filling locomotive tenders, water carts, etc. , with water.

 

CRANE

Crane (krn ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Craned (krnd ); p. pr. & vb. n.Craning.]

 

1. To cause to rise; to raise or lift, as by a crane; -- with up. [R.] What engines, what instruments are used in craning up a soul, sunk below the center, to the highest heavens. Bates.An upstart craned up to the height he has. Massinger.

 

2. To stretch, as a crane stretches its neck; as, to crane the neck disdainfully. G. Eliot.

 

CRANE

CRANE crane, v. i.

 

Defn: to reach forward with head and neck, in order to see better; as, a hunter cranes forward before taking a leap. Beaconsfield. Thackeray. The passengers eagerly craning forward over the bulwarks. Howells.

 

CRANE'S-BILL

CRANE'S-BILL Crane's "-bill ` (krnz "bl `), n.

 

1. (Bot. )

 

Defn: The geranium; -- so named from the long axis of the fruit, which resembles the beak of a crane. Dr. Prior.

 

2. (Surg.)

 

Defn: A pair of long-beaked forceps.

 

CRANG

CRANG Crang (krng ), n.

 

Defn: See Krang.

 

CRANIA

Cra "ni *a (kr "n- ), n. Etym: [NL. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A genus of living Brachiopoda; -- so called from its fancied resemblance to the cranium or skull.

 

CRANIAL

CRANIAL Cra "ni *al (kr "n-al ), a. (Anat. )

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to the cranium.

 

CRANIOCLASM

Cra "ni *o *clasm (kr "n--klz'm ), n. Etym: [Cranium + Gr. (Med. )

 

Defn: The crushing of a child's head, as with the cranioclast or craniotomy forceps in cases of very difficult delivery. Dunglison.

 

CRANIOCLAST

CRANIOCLAST Cra "ni *o *clast (-klst ), n. (Med. )

 

Defn: An instrument for crushing the head of a fetus, to facilitate delivery in difficult eases.

 

CRANIOFACIAL

CRANIOFACIAL Cra `ni *o *fa "cial (-f "shal ), a.

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to the cranium and face; as, the craniofacial angle.

 

CRANIOGNOMY

Cra `ni *og "no *my (-g "n-m ), n. Etym: [Cranium + Gr.

 

Defn: The science of the form and characteristics of the skull. [R.]

 

CRANIOLOGICAL

CRANIOLOGICAL Cra `ni *o *log "ic *al (--lj "-kal ), a.

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to craniology.

 

CRANIOLOGIST

CRANIOLOGIST Cra `ni *ol "o *gist (-l "-jst ), n.

 

Defn: One proficient in craniology; a phrenologist.

 

CRANIOLOGY

Cra `ni *ol "o *gy (-j ), n. Etym: [Cranium + -logy. ]

 

Defn: The department of science (as of ethnology or archæology ) which deals with the shape, size, proportions, indications, etc. , of skulls; the study of skulls.

 

CRANIOMETER

Cra `ni *om "e *ter (kr `n-m "-tr ), n. Etym: [Cranium + -meter. ]

 

Defn: An instrument for measuring the size of skulls.

 

CRANIOMETRIC; CRANIOMETRICAL

CRANIOMETRIC; CRANIOMETRICAL Cra `ni *o *met "ric (--mt "rk ), Cra `ni *o *met "ric *al (-r-kal ), a.

 

Defn: Pertaining to craniometry.

 

CRANIOMETRY

CRANIOMETRY Cra `ni *om "e *try (kr `n-m "-tr ), n.

 

Defn: The art or act of measuring skulls.

 

CRANIOSCOPIST

CRANIOSCOPIST Cra `ni *os "co *pist (kr `n-s "k-pst ), n.

 

Defn: One skilled in, or who practices, cranioscopy. It was found of equal dimension in a literary man whose skull puzzied the cranioscopists. Coleridge.

 

CRANIOSCOPY

Cra `ni *os "co *py (-p ), n. Etym: [Cranium + -scopy.]

 

Defn: Scientific examination of the cranium.

 

CRANIOTA

Cra `ni *o "ta (kr `n-t ), n. pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. cranium. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A comprehensive division of the Vertebrata, including all those that have a skull.

 

CRANIOTOMY

Cra `ni *ot "o *my (kr `n-t "-m ), n. Etym: [Cranium + Gr. (Med. )

 

Defn: The operation of opening the fetal head, in order to effect delivery.

 

CRANIUM

Cra "ni *um (kr "n-m ), n.; pl. E. Craniums (-Crania (-. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr.

 

Defn: The skull of an animal; especially, that part of the skull, either cartilaginous or bony, which immediately incloses the brain; the brain case or brainpan. See Skull.

 

CRANK

Crank (krnk ), n. Etym: [OE. cranke; akin to E. cringe, cringle, crinkle, and to crank, a., the root meaning, probably, "to turn, twist. " See Cringe. ]

 

1. (Mach. )

 

Defn: A bent portion of an axle, or shaft, or an arm keyed at right angles to the end of a shaft, by which motion is imparted to or received from it; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion. See Bell crank.

 

2. Any bend, turn, or winding, as of a passage. So many turning cranks these have, so many crooks. Spenser.

 

3. A twist or turn in speech; a conceit consisting in a change of the form or meaning of a word. Quips, and cranks, and wanton wiles. Milton.

 

4. A twist or turn of the mind; caprice; whim; crotchet; also, a fit of temper or passion. [Prov. Eng. ] Violent of temper; subject to sudden cranks. Carlyle.

 

5. A person full of crotchets; one given to fantastic or impracticable projects; one whose judgment is perverted in respect to a particular matter. [Colloq. ]

 

6. A sick person; an invalid. [Obs. ] Thou art a counterfeit crank, a cheater. Burton. Crank axle (Mach. ), a driving axle formed with a crank or cranks, as in some kinds of locomotives. -- Crank pin (Mach. ), the cylindrical piece which forms the handle, or to which the connecting rod is attached, at the end of a crank, or between the arms of a double crank. -- Crank shaft, a shaft bent into a crank, or having a crank fastened to it, by which it drives or is driven. -- Crank wheel, a wheel acting as a crank, or having a wrist to which a connecting rod is attached.

 

CRANK

Crank (krnk ), a. Etym: [AS. cranc weak; akin to Icel. krangr, D. & G.krank sick, weak (cf. D. krengen to careen ). Cf. Crank, n.]

 

1. Sick; infirm. [Prov. Eng. ]

 

2. (Naut. )

 

Defn: Liable to careen or be overest, as a ship when she is too narrow, or has not sufficient ballast, or is loaded too high, to carry full sail.

 

3. Full of spirit; brisk; lively; sprightly; overconfident; opinionated. He who was, a little before, bedrid,... was now crank and lusty. Udall.If you strong electioners did not think you were among the elect, you would not be so crank about it. Mrs. Stowe.

 

CRANK

Crank, v. i. Etym: [See Crank, n. ]

 

Defn: To run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind and turn. See how this river comes me cranking in. Shak.

 

CRANKBIRD

CRANKBIRD Crank "bird ` (-brd `), n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A small European woodpecker (Picus minor ).

 

CRANKED

CRANKED Cranked (krnkt ), a.

 

Defn: Formed with, or having, a bend or crank; as, a cranked axle.

 

CRANKINESS

CRANKINESS Crank "i *ness (krnk "-ns ), n.

 

Defn: Crankness. Lowell.

 

CRANKLE

Cran "kle (krn "k'l ), v. t. Etym: [Cf. Crinkle. ]

 

Defn: To break into bends, turns, or angles; to crinkle. Old Veg's stream. .. drew her humid train aslope, Crankling her banks. J. Philips.

 

CRANKLE

CRANKLE Cran "kle, v. i.

 

Defn: To bend, turn, or wind. Along the crankling path. Drayton.

 

CRANKLE

CRANKLE Cran "kle, n.

 

Defn: A bend or turn; a twist; a crinkle.

 

CRANKNESS

CRANKNESS Crank "ness (krnk "ns ), n.

 

1. (Naut. )

 

Defn: Liability to be overset; -- said of a ship or other vessel.

 

2. Sprightliness; vigor; health.

 

CRANKY

CRANKY Crank "y (-), a.

 

1. Full of spirit; crank.

 

2. Addicted to crotchets and whims; unreasonable in opinions; crotchety. [Colloq. ]

 

3. Unsteady; easy to upset; crank.

 

CRANNIED

CRANNIED Cran "nied (krn "nd ), a.

 

Defn: Having crannies, chinks, or fissures; as, a crannied wall. Tennyson.

 

CRANNOG; CRANNOGE

Cran "nog (krn "ng ), Cran "noge (krn "nj ), n. Etym: [From Celtic; cf. Gael. crann a tree. ]

 

Defn: One of the stockaded islands in Scotland and Ireland which in ancient times were numerous in the lakes of both countries. They may be regarded as the very latest class of prehistoric strongholds, reaching their greatest development in early historic times, and surviving through the Middle Ages. See also Lake dwellings, under Lake. Encyc. Brit.

 

CRANNY

Cran "ny (krn "n ), n.; pl. Crannies (-n. Etym: [F. cran notch, prob. from L. crena (a doubful word ).]

 

1. A small, narrow opening, fissure, crevice, or chink, as in a wall, or other substance. In a firm building, the cavities ought not to be filled with rubbish, but with brick or stone fitted to the crannies. Dryden. He peeped into every cranny. Arbuthnot.

 

2. (Glass Making )

 

Defn: A tool for forming the necks of bottles, etc.

 

CRANNY

Cran "ny, v. i. [imp & p. p. Crannied (-nd ); p. pr. & vb. n.Crannying.]

 

1. To crack into, or become full of, crannies. [R.] The ground did cranny everywhere. Golding.

 

2. To haunt, or enter by, crannies. All tenantless, save to the cranning wind. Byron.

 

CRANNY

Cran "ny, a. Etym: [Perh. for cranky. See Crank, a. ]

 

Defn: Quick; giddy; thoughtless. [Prov. Eng. ] Halliwell.

 

CRANTARA

Cran *ta "ra (krn-t "r or -t "r ), n. Etym: [Gael. cranntara.]

 

Defn: The fiery cross, used as a rallying signal in the Highlands of Scotland.

 

CRANTS

Crants (krnts ), n. Etym: [Cf. D. krans, G. kranz. ]

 

Defn: A garland carried before the bier of a maiden. [Obs. ] Yet here she is allowed her virgin crants, Her maaiden strewments. Shak.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

cran

cran |kran | ▶noun historical a measure of fresh herrings, equivalent to 37 1 /2 gallons. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Scottish Gaelic crann, perhaps the same word as crann ‘lot ’, denoting the share of fish given to each member of the crew.

 

Cranach

Cra nach |ˈkränəKH, -äKH ˈkrænək | two German painters. Lucas (1472 –1553 ), known as Cranach the Elder, was a member of the Danube School, noted for his early religious pictures. His son Lucas (1515 –86 ), known as Cranach the Younger, continued working in the same tradition as his father.

 

cranage

cranage |ˈkreɪnɪdʒ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the use of a crane or cranes. • fees paid for using a crane or cranes.

 

cranberry

cran ber ry |ˈkranˌberē, -bərē ˈkrænˌbɛri | ▶noun ( pl. cranberries ) 1 a small, red, acid berry used in cooking. 2 the evergreen dwarf shrub of the heath family that yields this fruit. [Genus Vaccinium, family Ericaceae: several species, in particular the North American V. macrocarpon, which thrives in boggy places and from which most commercial varieties originate. ] ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (originally North American ): from German Kranbeere or Low German kranebeere ‘crane-berry. ’

 

cranberry bush

cran ber ry bush ▶noun a shrub of the honeysuckle family, with round clusters of white flowers followed by red berries. [Genus Viburnum, family Caprifoliaceae: the American cranberry bush (V. trilobum ), with edible berries, and the guelder rose or European cranberry bush. ]

 

cranberry sauce

cran ber ry sauce ▶noun a jellied sauce made from cranberries, a traditional accompaniment to turkey.

 

crane

crane 1 |krān kreɪn | ▶noun a large, tall machine used for moving heavy objects, typically by suspending them from a projecting arm or beam. • a moving platform supporting a television or movie camera. ▶verb 1 [ no obj. ] stretch out one's neck in order to see something: she craned forward to look more clearly. • [ with obj. ] stretch out (one's neck ) in this way. 2 [ with obj. ] move (a heavy object ) with a crane: the wheelhouse module is craned into position on the hull. ORIGIN Middle English: figuratively from crane 2 (the same sense development occurred in the related German Kran and Dutch kraan (see crane 2 ), and in French grue ). The verb dates from the late 16th cent.

 

crane

crane 2 |kreɪn krān | ▶noun a tall, long-legged, long-necked bird, typically with white or gray plumage and often with tail plumes and patches of bare red skin on the head. Cranes are noted for their elaborate courtship dances. [Family Gruidae: four genera, in particular Grus, and several species, including the Eurasian common crane (G. grus ).] ORIGIN Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kraan and German Kran, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin grus and Greek geranos.

 

Crane, Hart

Crane, Hart |krān ˈkreɪn | (1899 –1932 ), US poet; full name Harold Hart Crane. He published only two books —White Buildings (1926 ), a collection, and The Bridge (1930 ), a mystical epic poem concerned with American life and consciousness —before committing suicide by jumping from a ship.

 

Crane, Stephen

Crane, Stephen |ˈkreɪn krān | (1871 –1900 ), US writer. He is well known for the novel, The Red Badge of Courage (1895 ), a study of an inexperienced soldier during the Civil War. It was hailed as a masterpiece of psychological realism, even though Crane himself had no personal war experience.

 

crane fly

crane fly |ˈkreɪn ˌflaɪ | ▶noun a slender, two-winged fly with very long legs. The larva of some kinds is the leatherjacket. [Family Tipulidae: many genera and species, in particular the large and common Tipula maxima. ]

 

cranesbill

cranes bill |ˈkrānzˌbil ˈkreɪnzbɪl | ▶noun a herbaceous plant that typically has lobed leaves and purple, violet, or pink five-petaled flowers. [Genus Geranium, family Geraniaceae: several species, including the common meadow cranesbill (G. pratense ), with deeply toothed leaves and bluish-purple flowers. ] ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: so named because of the long spur on the fruit, thought to resemble a crane's beak.

 

cranial

cra ni al |ˈkrānēəl ˈkreɪniəl | ▶adjective Anatomy of or relating to the skull or cranium. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from cranium + -al .

 

cranial index

cra ni al in dex ▶noun another term for cephalic index.

 

cranial nerve

cra ni al nerve ▶noun Anatomy each of twelve pairs of nerves that arise directly from the brain, not from the spinal cord, and pass through separate apertures in the skull. They are (with conventional roman numbering ) the olfactory (I ), optic (II ), oculomotor (III ), trochlear (IV ), trigeminal (V ), abducens (VI ), facial (VII ), vestibulocochlear (VIII ), glossopharyngeal (IX ), vagus (X ), accessory (XI ), and hypoglossal (XII ) nerves.

 

craniate

cra ni ate |ˈkrānēˌāt, -nēət ˈkreɪniəeɪt |Zoology ▶noun an animal that possesses a skull. Compare with vertebrate. [Subphylum Craniata, phylum Chordata; used instead of Vertebrata in some classification schemes. ] ▶adjective of or relating to the craniates. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from modern Latin craniatus, from medieval Latin cranium (see cranium ).

 

cranio-

cranio- ▶comb. form relating to the skull: craniotomy. ORIGIN from Greek kranion ‘skull. ’

 

craniocerebral

cra ni o ce re bral |ˌkrānēōsəˈrēbrəl, -ˈserəbrəl ˌkreɪnioʊsəˈribrəl | ▶adjective relating to or involving both the cranium and the cerebrum.

 

craniofacial

cra ni o fa cial |ˌkrānēōˈfāSHəl ˌkreɪnioʊˈfeɪʃəl | ▶adjective Anatomy relating to the cranium and the face: craniofacial surgery.

 

craniology

cra ni ol o gy |ˌkrānēˈäləjē ˌkreɪniˈɑləʤi | ▶noun historical the scientific study of the shape and size of the skulls of different human races. • another term for phrenology. DERIVATIVES cra ni o log i cal |-nēəˈläjikəl |adjective, cra ni ol o gist |-jist |noun

 

craniometer

cra ni om e ter |ˌkrānēˈämitər ˌkreɪniˈɑmətər | ▶noun a device for measuring the external dimensions of the skull.

 

craniometry

cra ni om e try |ˌkrānēˈämətrē ˌkreɪniˈɑmətri | ▶noun historical the scientific measurement of skulls, esp. in relation to craniology. DERIVATIVES cra ni o met ric |ˌkrānēəˈmetrik |adjective

 

craniopagus

cra ni op a gus |ˌkrānēˈäpəgəs ˌkreɪniˈɑpəɡəs | ▶noun ( pl. craniopagi ) (of conjoined twins ) the condition of being joined at the head: [ as modifier ] : the first time that surgeons had tried to separate adult craniopagus twins. ORIGIN based on cranio- ‘skull ’ + Greek pagos ‘something that has become solid. ’

 

craniosacral therapy

cra ni o sa cral ther a py |ˌkrānēōˈsakrəl, -ˈsākrəl ˌkreɪnioʊˈseɪkrəl | ▶noun a system of alternative medicine intended to relieve pain and tension by gentle manipulations of the skull regarded as harmonizing with a natural rhythm in the central nervous system.

 

craniotomy

cra ni ot o my |ˌkrānēˈätəmē ˌkreɪniˈɑdəmi | ▶noun surgical opening into the skull. • surgical perforation of the skull of a dead fetus to ease delivery.

 

cranium

cra ni um |ˈkrānēəm ˈkreɪniəm | ▶noun ( pl. craniums or crania |-nēə | ) Anatomy the skull, esp. the part enclosing the brain. ORIGIN late Middle English: via medieval Latin from Greek kranion ‘skull. ’

 

crank

crank 1 |kraNGk kræŋk | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 turn the crankshaft of (an internal combustion engine ), typically in order to start the engine. • turn (a handle ), typically in order to start an engine. • (crank something up ) informal increase the intensity of something: he cranked up the foghorn to full volume. • (crank something out ) informal produce something regularly and routinely: an army of researchers cranked out worthy studies. 2 (usu. as adj. cranked ) give a bend to (a shaft, bar, etc. ). ▶noun 1 a part of an axle or shaft bent out at right angles, for converting reciprocal to circular motion and vice versa. 2 informal the drug methamphetamine. ORIGIN Old English cranc (recorded in crancstæf, denoting a weaver's implement ), related to crincan (see cringe ).

 

crank

crank 2 |kræŋk kraNGk | ▶noun 1 an eccentric person, esp. one who is obsessed by a particular subject or theory: when he first started to air his views, they labeled him a crank | [ as modifier ] : I am used to getting crank calls from conspiracy theorists. • a bad-tempered person. [mid 19th cent.: back-formation from cranky . ] 2 literary a fanciful turn of speech. [late 16th cent.: perhaps from a base meaning ‘bent together, curled up, ’ shared by Old English cranc (see crank 1 ). ]

 

crank

crank 3 |kræŋk kraNGk | ▶adjective Nautical, archaic (of a sailing ship ) easily keeled over, esp. by wind or sea through improper design or loading. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: perhaps from dialect crank ‘weak, shaky ’ (compare with cranky or crank 1 ).

 

crankcase

crank case |ˈkraNGkˌkās ˈkræŋkeɪs | ▶noun a case or covering enclosing a crankshaft.

 

crankpin

crank pin |ˈkraNGkˌpin ˈkræŋkpɪn | ▶noun a pin by which a connecting rod is attached to a crank.

 

crankshaft

crank shaft |ˈkraNGkˌSHaft ˈkræŋkˌʃæft | ▶noun a shaft driven by a crank.

 

cranky

crank y |ˈkraNGkē ˈkræŋki | ▶adjective ( crankier, crankiest ) informal ill-tempered; irritable: he was bored and cranky after eight hours of working. • eccentric or strange, typically because highly unorthodox: a cranky scheme to pipe ground-level ozone into the stratosphere. • (of a machine ) working badly; shaky: the cranky elevator breaks down periodically. DERIVATIVES crank i ly |-kəlē |adverb, crank i ness noun ORIGIN late 18th cent. (in the sense ‘sickly, in poor health ’): perhaps from obsolete (counterfeit ) crank ‘a rogue feigning sickness, ’ from Dutch or German krank ‘sick. ’

 

Cranmer, Thomas

Cran mer, Thomas |ˈkranmər ˈkrænmər | (1489 –1556 ), English cleric and martyr. A leader in the English Reformation, he was appointed the first Protestant archbishop of Canterbury in 1532 and was responsible for liturgical reform and the compilation of the Book of Common Prayer (1549 ).He was convicted of treason and heresy under Mary Tudor and burned at the stake.

 

crannog

cran nog |ˈkranˌôg, -əg ˈkrænəɡ | ▶noun an ancient fortified dwelling constructed in a lake or marsh in Scotland or Ireland. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Irish crannóg, Scottish Gaelic crannag ‘timber structure, ’ from crann ‘tree, beam. ’

 

cranny

cran ny |ˈkranē ˈkræni | ▶noun ( pl. crannies ) a small, narrow space or opening. PHRASES every nook and cranny see nook. DERIVATIVES cran nied |ˈkranēd |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French crane ‘notched, ’ from cran, from popular Latin crena ‘notch. ’

 

Cranston

Cran ston |ˈkranstən ˈkrænstən | an industrial city in central Rhode Island, south of Providence; pop. 79,980 (est. 2008 ).

 

Cranston, Alan

Cran ston, Alan |ˈkranstən ˈkrænstən | (1914 –2000 ), US politician. A Democrat from California, he was a member of the US Senate 1969 –93. From 1993 he worked toward the abolition of nuclear weapons.

 

Oxford Dictionary

cran

cran |kran | ▶noun historical a measure of fresh herrings, equivalent to 37 1 /2 gallons. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Scottish Gaelic crann, perhaps the same word as crann ‘lot ’, denoting the share of fish given to each member of the crew.

 

Cranach

Cranach |ˈkranək, German ˈkraːnax | two German painters. Lucas (1472 –1553, known as Cranach the Elder ) was a member of the Danube School who was noted for his early religious pictures, such as The Rest on the Flight into Egypt (1504 ). He also painted portraits, including several of Martin Luther. His son Lucas (1515 –86, known as Cranach the Younger ) continued working in the same tradition as his father.

 

cranage

cranage |ˈkreɪnɪdʒ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the use of a crane or cranes. • fees paid for using a crane or cranes.

 

cranberry

cran |berry |ˈkranb (ə )ri | ▶noun ( pl. cranberries ) 1 a small red acid berry used in cooking. 2 the evergreen dwarf shrub of the heather family which yields the cranberry. ●Genus Vaccinium, family Ericaceae: several species. ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (originally North American ): from German Kranbeere or Low German kranebeere ‘crane-berry ’.

 

cranberry bush

cran |berry bush ▶noun chiefly N. Amer. a shrub of the honeysuckle family, with round clusters of white flowers followed by red berries. ●Genus Viburnum, family Caprifoliaceae: the American cranberry bush (V. trilobum ), with edible berries, and the guelder rose or European cranberry bush.

 

cranberry sauce

cran ber ry sauce ▶noun a jellied sauce made from cranberries, a traditional accompaniment to turkey.

 

crane

crane 1 |kreɪn | ▶noun a large, tall machine used for moving heavy objects by suspending them from a projecting arm or beam. • a moving platform supporting a television or film camera. ▶verb 1 [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] stretch out one's body or neck in order to see something: she craned forward to look more clearly. • [ with obj. ] stretch out (one's neck ) so as to see something. 2 [ with obj. and adverbial ] move (a heavy object ) with a crane: the wheelhouse module is craned into position on the hull. ORIGIN Middle English: figuratively from crane 2 (the same sense development occurred in the related German Kran and Dutch kraan (see crane 2 ), and in French grue ). The verb dates from the late 16th cent.

 

crane

crane 2 |kreɪn | ▶noun a tall, long-legged, long-necked bird, typically with white or grey plumage and often with tail plumes and patches of bare red skin on the head. Cranes are noted for their elaborate courtship dances. ●Family Gruidae: four genera, in particular Grus, and several species, including the Eurasian common crane (G. grus ). ORIGIN Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kraan and German Kran, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin grus and Greek geranos.

 

Crane, Hart

Crane |kreɪn | (1899 –1932 ), American poet; full name Harold Hart Crane. He published only two books before committing suicide: the collection White Buildings (1926 ) and The Bridge (1930 ), a mystical epic poem concerned with American life and consciousness.

 

Crane, Stephen

Crane |kreɪn | (1871 –1900 ), American writer. His reputation rests on his novel The Red Badge of Courage (1895 ), a study of an inexperienced soldier in the American Civil War. It was hailed as a masterpiece of psychological realism, even though Crane himself had no personal experience of war.

 

crane fly

crane fly ▶noun a slender two-winged fly with very long legs. The larva of some kinds is the leatherjacket. Also called daddy-long-legs in Britain. ●Family Tipulidae: many genera and species, in particular the large and common Tipula maxima.

 

cranesbill

cranes |bill |ˈkreɪnzbɪl | ▶noun a herbaceous plant which typically has lobed leaves and purple, violet, or pink five-petalled flowers. ●Genus Geranium, family Geraniaceae: several species, including the common bluish-purple flowered meadow cranesbill (G. pratense ). ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: so named because of the long spur on the fruit, thought to resemble a crane's beak.

 

cranial

cranial |ˈkreɪnɪəl | ▶adjective Anatomy relating to the skull or cranium. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from cranium + -al .

 

cranial index

cra |nial index ▶noun another term for cephalic index.

 

cranial nerve

cra |nial nerve ▶noun Anatomy each of twelve pairs of nerves which arise directly from the brain, not from the spinal cord, and pass through separate apertures in the skull. They are (with conventional Roman numbering ) the olfactory (I ), optic (II ), oculomotor (III ), trochlear (IV ), trigeminal (V ), abducens (VI ), facial (VII ), vestibulocochlear (VIII ), glossopharyngeal (IX ), vagus (X ), accessory (XI ), and hypoglossal (XII ) nerves.

 

craniate

craniate |ˈkreɪnɪət |Zoology ▶noun an animal that possesses a skull. Compare with vertebrate. ●Subphylum Craniata, phylum Chordata; used instead of Vertebrata in some classification schemes. ▶adjective relating to the craniates. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from modern Latin craniatus, from medieval Latin cranium (see cranium ).

 

cranio-

cranio- |ˈkreɪnɪəʊ | ▶combining form relating to the cranium: craniotomy. ORIGIN from Greek kranion ‘skull ’.

 

craniocerebral

cra ni o ce re bral |ˌkrānēōsəˈrēbrəl, -ˈserəbrəl ˌkreɪnioʊsəˈribrəl | ▶adjective relating to or involving both the cranium and the cerebrum.

 

craniofacial

craniofacial |ˌkreɪnɪə (ʊ )ˈfeɪʃ (ə )l | ▶adjective Anatomy relating to the cranium and the face: craniofacial surgery.

 

craniology

craniology |ˌkreɪnɪˈɒlədʒi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] historical the scientific study of the shape and size of the skulls of different human races. • another term for phrenology. DERIVATIVES craniological |kreɪnɪəˈlɒdʒɪk (ə )l |adjective, craniologist noun

 

craniometer

cra ni om e ter |ˌkrānēˈämitər ˌkreɪniˈɑmətər | ▶noun a device for measuring the external dimensions of the skull.

 

craniometry

craniometry |ˌkreɪnɪˈɒmɪtri | ▶noun [ mass noun ] historical the scientific measurement of skulls, especially in relation to craniology. DERIVATIVES craniometric |-nɪəˈmɛtrɪk |adjective

 

craniopagus

craniopagus |kreɪnɪˈɒpəgəs | ▶noun ( pl. craniopagi |-gʌɪ | ) [ usu. as modifier ] a pair of conjoined twins attached at the head. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from cranio- + Greek ‘that which is fixed ’.

 

craniosacral therapy

craniosacral therapy |ˌkreɪnɪəʊˈseɪkr (ə )l, -ˈsak- | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a system of alternative medicine intended to relieve pain and tension by gentle manipulations of the skull regarded as harmonizing with a natural rhythm in the central nervous system.

 

craniotomy

craniotomy |ˌkreɪnɪˈɒtəmi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] surgical removal of a portion of the skull. • surgical perforation of the skull of a dead fetus to ease delivery.

 

cranium

cranium |ˈkreɪnɪəm | ▶noun ( pl. craniums or crania |-nɪə | ) Anatomy the skull, especially the part enclosing the brain. ORIGIN late Middle English: via medieval Latin from Greek kranion ‘skull ’.

 

crank

crank 1 |kraŋk | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 turn the crankshaft of (an internal-combustion engine ) in order to start the engine. • turn (a handle ) in order to start an engine. • (crank something up ) informal increase the intensity of something: the volume is cranked up a notch. • (crank something out ) informal, derogatory produce something regularly and routinely: an army of researchers cranked out worthy studies. 2 (usu. as adj. cranked ) give a bend to (a shaft, bar, etc. ). 3 [ no obj. ] informal inject a narcotic drug: he's been cranking up on smack. ▶noun 1 a part of an axle or shaft bent out at right angles, for converting reciprocal to circular motion and vice versa. 2 [ mass noun ] informal the drug methamphetamine. ORIGIN Old English cranc (recorded in crancstæf, denoting a weaver's implement ), related to crincan (see cringe ).

 

crank

crank 2 |kraŋk | ▶noun 1 an eccentric person, especially one who is obsessed by a particular subject: when he first started to air his views, they labelled him a crank | [ as modifier ] : I am used to getting crank calls from conspiracy theorists. • N. Amer. a bad-tempered person. [mid 19th cent.: back-formation from cranky . ] 2 literary a fanciful turn of speech. [late 16th cent.: perhaps from a base meaning ‘bent together, curled up ’, shared by Old English cranc (see crank 1 ). ]

 

crank

crank 3 |kraŋk | ▶adjective Nautical, archaic (of a sailing ship ) liable to heel over. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: perhaps from dialect crank ‘weak, shaky ’ (compare with cranky or crank 1 ).

 

crankcase

crank |case |ˈkraŋkkeɪs | ▶noun a case or covering enclosing a crankshaft.

 

crankpin

crank |pin |ˈkraŋkpɪn | ▶noun a pin by which a connecting rod is attached to a crank.

 

crankshaft

crank |shaft |ˈkraŋkʃɑːft | ▶noun a shaft driven by a crank.

 

cranky

cranky |ˈkraŋki | ▶adjective ( crankier, crankiest ) 1 Brit. informal eccentric or strange: a cranky scheme to pipe ground-level ozone into the stratosphere. 2 chiefly N. Amer. bad-tempered; irritable: he was cranky after eight hours of working. 3 (of a machine ) working erratically: after a juddering landing the cranky plane eased up the runway. DERIVATIVES crankily adverb, crankiness noun ORIGIN late 18th cent. (in the sense ‘sickly, in poor health ’): perhaps from obsolete (counterfeit ) crank ‘a rogue feigning sickness ’, from Dutch or German krank ‘sick ’.

 

Cranmer, Thomas

Cranmer, Thomas |ˈkranmə | (1489 –1556 ), English Protestant cleric and martyr. After helping to negotiate Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon, he was appointed the first Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury in 1532. He was responsible for liturgical reform and the compilation of the Book of Common Prayer (1549 ). In the reign of Mary Tudor Cranmer was tried for treason and heresy and burnt at the stake.

 

crannog

crannog |ˈkranəg | ▶noun an ancient fortified dwelling constructed in a lake or marsh in Scotland or Ireland. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Irish crannóg, Scottish Gaelic crannag ‘timber structure ’, from crann ‘tree, beam ’.

 

cranny

cranny |ˈkrani | ▶noun ( pl. crannies ) a small, narrow space or opening. PHRASES every nook and cranny see nook. DERIVATIVES crannied |-ɪd |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French crane ‘notched ’, from cran, from popular Latin crena ‘notch ’.

 

Cranston

Cran ston |ˈkranstən ˈkrænstən | an industrial city in central Rhode Island, south of Providence; pop. 79,980 (est. 2008 ).

 

Cranston, Alan

Cran ston, Alan |ˈkranstən ˈkrænstən | (1914 –2000 ), US politician. A Democrat from California, he was a member of the US Senate 1969 –93. From 1993 he worked toward the abolition of nuclear weapons.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

crane

crane noun the cargo is lifted by a crane: derrick, winch, hoist, davit, windlass; block and tackle.

 

cranium

cranium noun a blow to his cranium: skull, head, brain case; informal noggin, brainpan.

 

crank

crank 1 verb you crank the engine by hand: start, turn (over ), get going. PHRASES crank up informal crank up the volume, Steve: increase, intensify, amplify, heighten, escalate, add to, augment, build up, expand, extend, raise; speed up, accelerate; up, jack up, hike up, step up, bump up, pump up.

 

crank

crank 2 noun they're nothing but a bunch of cranks: eccentric, oddity, madman /madwoman, lunatic; informal oddball, freak, weirdo, crackpot, loony, nut, nutcase, fruit loop, head case, maniac, screwball, kook.

 

cranky

cranky adjective informal the children were tired and cranky. See crabby.

 

cranny

cranny noun every little cranny was filled with drifted snow: chink, crack, crevice, slit, split, fissure, rift, cleft, opening, gap, aperture, cavity, hole, hollow, niche, corner, nook, interstice.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

crane

crane noun the cargo was put aboard by crane: derrick, winch, hoist, davit, windlass, tackle, block and tackle, lifting gear; Nautical sheerlegs.

 

cranium

cranium noun skull, brain case; brain; head; informal brainpan.

 

crank

crank 1 verb you two crank the engine by hand: start, turn (over ), get going. PHRASES crank something up they aim to crank up production capacity by the addition of a new factory: increase, make larger, make bigger, make greater, add to, augment, build up, enlarge, expand, extend, raise, multiply, elevate, swell, inflate; magnify, intensify, amplify, heighten, escalate; worsen, make worse, exacerbate, aggravate, compound, reinforce; improve, make better, boost, ameliorate, enhance, upgrade; informal up, jack up, hike up, hike, bump up, step up. ▶noun even light pressure on the crank will turn the shaft: lever, arm, bar, pedal.

 

crank

crank 2 noun I was treated like a crank by the so-called experts: eccentric, oddity, odd fellow, unorthodox person, individualist, nonconformist, free spirit, bohemian, maverick, deviant, pervert, misfit, hippy, dropout; madman /madwoman, lunatic, psychotic; fanatic, fan, zealot, addict, enthusiast, devotee, aficionado; informal oddball, odd /queer fish, freak, character, weirdie, weirdo, crackpot, loony, nut, nutter, nutcase, head case, sicko, perv, fiend, maniac, buff, -head, a great one for; Brit. informal one-off, odd bod; Scottish informal radge; N. Amer. informal wacko, wack, screwball, kook, geek, jock; Austral. /NZ informal dingbat; informal, dated case.

 

cranky

cranky adjective 1 a cranky diet: eccentric, bizarre, weird, peculiar, odd, quirky, avant-garde, unconventional, strange, outlandish, ridiculous, ludicrous; mad, insane, crazy, absurd; informal wacky, screwy, nutty, nuts, crackpot, cracked, oddball, kinky, off the wall, way out, dippy, cuckoo; Brit. informal daft; N. Amer. informal kooky, wacko, left-field; Austral. /NZ informal, dated dilly. 2 the children were getting a bit tired and cranky: bad-tempered, irritable, irascible, tetchy, testy, grumpy, grouchy, crotchety, in a (bad ) mood, ill-tempered, ill-natured, ill-humoured, peevish; having got out of bed the wrong side, cross, as cross as two sticks, fractious, disagreeable, cantankerous, curmudgeonly, pettish, crabbed, crabby, waspish, prickly, peppery, touchy, scratchy, crusty, splenetic, shrewish, short-tempered, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, dyspeptic, choleric, bilious, liverish, cross-grained; informal snappish, snappy, chippy, on a short fuse, short-fused; Brit. informal shirty, stroppy, narky, ratty, eggy, like a bear with a sore head; N. Amer. informal ornery, peckish, soreheaded; Austral. /NZ informal snaky; informal, dated waxy, miffy.

 

cranny

cranny noun every little cranny was filled with drifted snow: chink, crack, crevice, slit, split, fissure, rift, cleft, opening, gap, aperture, cavity, hole, hollow, niche, corner, recess, bay, booth, alcove, nook, interstice.

 

Duden Dictionary

Cranach

Cra nach Eigenname |Cr a nach |deutsche Malerfamilie

 

Cranberry

Cran ber ry Substantiv, feminin , die |ˈkrænbɛri |englisch cranberry, im Amerikanischen gebildet nach älter deutsch Kranbeere = Preiselbeere, eigentlich = Kranichsbeere, unter Anlehnung an englisch crane = Kranich 1 in Nordamerika wachsende, der Preiselbeere ähnliche Pflanze mit eiförmigen Blättern und kirschgroßen roten Beeren 2 Frucht der Cranberry getrocknete Cranberrys essen

 

cranial

cra ni al kranial |crani a l |

 

Cranium

Cra ni um , das Kranium |Cr a nium |

 

French Dictionary

cran

cran n. m. nom masculin 1 Trou, entaille servant d ’arrêt. : Serrer d ’un cran sa ceinture. SYNONYME coche . 2 figuré Rang, degré. : Monter d ’un cran dans le classement. 3 familier Sang-froid. : Elle a du cran. SYNONYME audace ; courage ; culot . LOCUTION À cran. familier À bout de nerfs. : Il est à cran ce matin, il a mal dormi. SYNONYME exaspéré ; nerveux . Note Orthographique cr an.

 

crâne

crâne adj. et n. m. nom masculin Boîte osseuse qui contient le cerveau. : Une fracture du crâne. adjectif vieilli Audacieux. Note Orthographique cr â ne.

 

crânement

crânement adv. adverbe vieilli De façon crâne. Note Orthographique cr â nement.

 

crâner

crâner v. intr. verbe intransitif Affecter le courage. : Il crânait, mais il était très inquiet. SYNONYME faire semblant . aimer Note Orthographique cr â ner.

 

crâneur

crâneur , euse adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin Qui affecte la bravoure. : Un garçon crâneur. Des crâneurs agaçants. SYNONYME fanfaron . Note Orthographique cr â neur.

 

crânien

crânien , ienne adj. adjectif Qui se rapporte au crâne. : Les nerfs crâniens. Note Orthographique cr â nien.

 

Spanish Dictionary

craneal

craneal adjetivo Del cráneo o relacionado con él :traumatismo craneal; capacidad craneal; nervios craneales .SINÓNIMO craneano . VÉASE bóveda craneal .

 

craneano, -na

craneano, -na adjetivo Craneal .

 

cranear

cranear verbo intransitivo Chile, Hond, Pan, PRico, Salv, Urug Pensar intensamente sobre algo .

 

cráneo

cráneo nombre masculino Conjunto de huesos que forman la parte superior de la cabeza y que encierran y protegen el cerebro, el cerebelo y el bulbo raquídeo :el manifestante fue internado en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos con una fractura en la base del cráneo .ir de cráneo i coloquial Hallarse en una situación comprometida, de difícil solución o en que se va de mal en peor .ii coloquial Estar muy ocupado, tener muchas cosas urgentes que hacer .

 

craneoencefálico, -ca

craneoencefálico, -ca adjetivo Del cráneo y el encéfalo o relacionado con ellos :presenta un traumatismo craneoencefálico y su pronóstico es reservado y estable .

 

craneofacial

craneofacial adjetivo Del cráneo y la cara o relacionado con ellos .

 

craneología

craneología nombre femenino med Estudio del cráneo .

 

craneopatía

craneopatía nombre femenino med Enfermedad del cráneo .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

cranberry

cran ber ry /krǽnbèri |-b (ə )ri /名詞 複 -ries C 〖通例 -ries 〗ツルコケモモ 〘ソースやゼリーの材料にする 〙.～́ s à uce クランベリーソース 〘感謝祭やクリスマスの七面鳥料理のソースとして欠かせないもの 〙.

 

crane

crane /kreɪn /〖原義は 2 〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 クレーン , 起重機 ▸ lift a car with a crane クレーンで車をつりあげる 2 〘鳥 〙ツル , サギ .3 クレーン状装置 ; (炉の )なべかけ [つるし ]; (撮影用 )カメラ移動装置 .4 (タンクから機関車に水を移す )給水管 (water crane ).5 〖the C- 〗〘天 〙つる座 .動詞 他動詞 1 (よく見えるように )〈首 〉を伸ばす .2 〈物 〉をクレーンで持ち上げる [動かす ].自動詞 1 (よく見ようとして )首を伸ばす ; 身を乗り出す (forward ).2 «…に » ためらう , しりごみする «at » .～́ fl ỳ 〘虫 〙ガガンボ (｟英 ｠daddy longlegs ).

 

cranial

cra ni al /kréɪniəl /形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗〘生物 〙頭蓋 （がい ）の .

 

cranium

cra ni um /kréɪniəm /名詞 複 ～s, -nia /-niə /C 〘生物 〙頭蓋 （がい ）.

 

crank

crank /kræŋk /名詞 C 1 ｟くだけて ｠変人, 奇人, 変わり者 .2 ｟米 くだけて ｠気難し屋, 怒りっぽい人 .3 (機械装置の )クランク 〘回転運動を往復運動に変える装置 〙, (L字型の )ハンドル .動詞 他動詞 1 (クランクを回して )〈エンジン 機械 〉を始動させる (up ).2 ｟くだけて ｠〈ラジオ ステレオなどのボリューム 〉をあげる ; 〈エアコンなどの効き具合 〉を強くする ; 〈恐怖感など 〉を増大させる (up ).3 〈物 〉をクランク状に (折り )曲げる .自動詞 クランクを回す, エンジンをかける (up ).cr à nk ó ut ｟主に米 くだけて 通例非難して ｠〈粗悪な物 独創的でない物 〉を大量にはやく作り出す .形容詞 ＝cranky 2 3 .～́ c à ll いたずら [いやがらせ ]電話 .

 

crankcase

cr á nk c à se 名詞 C (自動車などのエンジンの )クランク室 .

 

crankshaft

cr á nk sh à ft 名詞 C (エンジン内部の )主軸, クランクシャフト, クランク軸 .

 

cranky

crank y /krǽŋki /形容詞 1 ｟米 くだけて ｠気難しい, 怒りっぽい, 不機嫌な .2 ｟英 くだけて 非難して ｠〈考え方 態度などが 〉風変わりな, 奇妙な .3 〈機器 装置などが 〉不安定な (shaky ), 狂いがある .cr á nk i ness 名詞

 

cranny

cran ny /krǽni /名詞 複 -nies C 〖通例 -nies 〗(壁 岩などの )割れ目, 亀裂 (crevice ).n ò ok and cr á nny →nook 1 .cr á n nied 形容詞 ひび割れた .